scoot
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Hughes had blood in his mouth, and a fresh gap in his teeth wide enough to scoot a Vespa through, courtesy of a high stick to the mouth from Canada’s Sam Bennett.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Right then, time for a scoot round the grounds.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
Before the chair, Jack said her son was able to scoot on the floor to get where he needed to go but the chair offers a whole new level of independence.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
At one point I had to use the heel of my hands to scoot down the loose rock and dirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Good thing is, I see Moonie scoot away.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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One takes for granted the way the story works—meet cute, dispute, somebody scoots, they troubleshoot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
I have a 3-year-old beagle, and every once in a while he scoots around on his butt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Andre Esterhuizen scoots down the lefthand touchline, just staying in play, and then delays his pass just enough for Will Porter to hare over the whitewash.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
Under the hood of the Passport is a 280-horsepower V6 that scoots you through traffic and makes easy work of highway merges.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
James scoots out of our way and wails for Reverend Hunt.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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“All of us families, we’re being scooted out.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Flanker Karen Paquin scooted in late on to take Canada past the winning margin England had amassed against Australia in Brighton last weekend.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
And I scooted back to the Times and passed the story on to the national desk.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2025
LeBron James scooted up the left side of the court, and the Lakers triggered the break with an outlet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Moss moved to her side and she scooted out of the way so that he had the microphone.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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Plus, there are other signs that investors are excited—and aren’t scooting away from riskier assets like options and chip stocks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
One broadcaster from Norway, amid peals of laughter, described the chief ice technician as "scooting" down the sheet.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
The latter tension was explored in a Netflix documentary—Alcaraz scooting off to Ibiza after winning the 2024 French Open instead of grinding for Wimbledon grass as his coach hoped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
And the gargantuan creatures are never shown scooting.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2024
“Hold on, you’ve got something in your hair,” he said, scooting his bike a little closer.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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